If you are a newbie to the ketogenic diet, you could be making some basic mistakes that could very well prevent you from achieving ketosis. Knowing all the dos and don’ts will help you follow this diet quite effectively and hence achieve the results that you are looking for in the diet. Preparing a keto food list is the most important job and in order for you to be able to do that, you will need to know what foods you can and can’t eat.

Let’s scroll down to get a look at the food items that are dos in the keto diet:

• Meat
  Fresh meat that has been unprocessed and is low in carbohydrates is definitely keto-friendly; organic and grass-fed meat is considered an even healthier option for you. As keto diet is a diet high in fats and not in protein, you will need to remember that you actually don’t need huge amounts of meat in your diet. Getting into ketosis can be harder for most people as excess protein can be converted into glucose, and this can hinder the weight loss process, especially if you are just starting out on the diet and you have high levels of insulin resistance.
• Fish and seafood
  Fish is very high on the list to have foods in this diet, especially fatty fish like salmon. Smaller fish like sardines, mackerel, and herring have lower mercury levels, and if that is a concern of yours, you can always stick to eating these smaller fish. Wild-caught fish are probably the best kind.
• Eggs
  Eggs are keto-friendly foods and you can have them any way you want — boiled, fried in butter, scrambled or as omelets. The healthiest option when it comes to eggs might, however, be organic or pastured eggs. According to the keto diet, you can eat up to 36 eggs in a day.
• Natural and high-fat sauces
  Keto diet is all about getting in good fat into your body in all the possible ways that it can. Fat in butter, cooking oil like coconut oil is very good for you. Using good olive oil in your salad is also a great way of adding fat in your diet. Sauces like garlic butter sauce and Bearnaise sauce are also some of the delicious high-fat sauces that can be included in the keto diet.
• Vegetables
  Any vegetable that grows above the ground is fine whether it is fresh or frozen.
• High-fat dairy
  Butter, high-fat cheese, and heavy cream are great high-fat dairy items that can be used and consumed when you are following the keto diet.

Food items that are don’ts in the keto diet:

Food items that are loaded with sugar and starch should not be consumed when on a keto diet. Such foods include bananas, potatoes, and other vegetables that grow under the ground. Cooked pasta, cooked rice, bread, beer, donuts, chocolate bars, and candies are food items that are much higher in carbohydrates and should hence be avoided.